APM Service Remapping

Trust Score 90/100

Create and manage Datadog APM service-remapping rules to normalize, collapse, or rename service names at ingestion time without changing application code.

triggers:remap servicedatadog service remappingcollapse inferred servicesstrip service suffixnormalize service names

GitHub SKILL.md

What it does

Provides domain knowledge and step-by-step procedures to create, preview, and manage Datadog APM service remapping rules. These rules rewrite service names at ingestion to collapse noisy inferred entities, strip suffixes/prefixes, normalize naming, or map renamed services to canonical names without re-instrumenting code.

When to use it

Invoke when you need to rename services centrally, collapse many inferred peer.service variants into one canonical name, strip environment/version noise from service names, or prepare for org renames/migrations. Not appropriate when the goal is to change the service name in application code (DD_SERVICE) or when the issue is integration override names that must be handled in the UI.

What's included

Scripts: none bundled (has_scripts=false)
References: none included (has_references=false)
Instructions: detailed decision checklist (SERVICE vs INFERRED_ENTITY), filter syntax examples, new-name templating rules, preview/impact steps (monitors, dashboards), create/update/delete CLI examples using pup, and verification guidance.

Compatible agents

Best used by observability automation tools and runbook-capable agents (CLI-capable agents like Copilot/Code assistants, Claude Code) that can call pup and interact with Datadog credentials and APIs.

Audit Summary

Well-structured Datadog APM service-remapping skill with thorough domain knowledge, clear step-by-step workflow, and explicit security constraints (never write raw API keys, never delete without confirmation). No scripts to test. The SKILL.md is comprehensive with good error handling guidance and decision trees. Narrowly scoped to Datadog users managing APM service names.

Watch Out

Requires pup CLI installed and authenticated (OAuth or API keys)
Write operations need DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY env vars set by user
Only useful for Datadog APM users — very niche audience

Notes

Excellent documentation quality — one of the most thorough SKILL.md files seen. Strong security constraints section. Domain knowledge section is well-organized with clear tables. The skill is narrowly scoped to Datadog APM service remapping which limits its breadth score. No bundled scripts — all operations use the pup CLI which must be pre-installed.

Information

Repository: agent-skills
Stars: 126

Trust Score

Overall90

Security95

Code Quality88

Architecture82

Usefulness55

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